Author Archives: "Per Wickstrom"

They say that idle hands are the devil’s workshop, so it should follow that being busy would be better. Being busy with work that pays sounds even better! But then, there is such a thing as too busy, when work keeps you burning the candle at both ends and you feel that you have no

Unfortunately, despite improved accessibility to overdose-reversal medication, the number of overdose deaths in the United States, particularly from prescription drugs or heroin, have skyrocketed in the last several years. Losing a loved one is always difficult, but losing a love done to drugs may be even more so. What can companies do to support employees

Recovery programs provide different strategies that help someone suffering from an addiction overcome that issue. These strategies work in a variety of ways. They try to attack the addiction problem from different angles. Addiction treatment is not simply the process of stopping the use of drugs and alcohol. New studies and various research have provided

Drug abuse and addiction affect millions of American families every year. Only a small portion of those millions actually seek treatment for an addiction. Those that do find themselves struggling with the cost of that treatment. Addiction rehabilitation centers are expensive, especially if you choose a higher end one that provides more services. Health insurance

Failure is a part of life. There is not a single person who has not failed at one point in their lives. Most people are able to accept failure and move on. In fact, it is a critical part of our development. We experience the failure, analyze the circumstances surrounding it and finally correct the

The truth is, not everyone is cut out to work for someone else forever. You may have “an entrepreneurial spirit”—an inclination down to your very bones that you are meant to run your own business. The question often comes down to funding, and particularly for recovering addicts who may have spent time and personal funds

If you’re an entrepreneur who travels to meet clients and prospects, or any individual on the road for work, you know how difficult it can be to maintain a healthy lifestyle on the road. Dinners out, odd working and sleeping hours, forgetting to stay hydrated, and other factors can add up to a drain: decreased

Everyone has some bad habits (we’re all a work in progress!), but when those habits interfere with your success in the workplace and threaten your health and sobriety, it’s time to make some personal changes. Here are four of the top bad habits threatening your sobriety. 1. Substituting Addiction During recovery, you learned about substitute